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3/18/2015 11:20AM

Early Alibaba Investors Get a Chance to Cash In, and More

What's News: Several big investors who bought stakes in Alibaba before its September IPO are free to sell about 340 million shares. Plus, General Mills reports a fall in earnings, and more. Photo: Getty

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... the Irish airports are getting a chance to cash in ... this is what's news I'm WS J live I'm Lee Hawkins ... several big institutional investors who bought stakes in Alibaba before September initial public offerings are free to sell about three hundred and forty million shares when some lock up agreement seeks buyer ... valued at roughly twenty nine billion dollars that's among the biggest cons of Stock freed from lockup in one swoop after an IPO according to an analysis by The Wall Street Journal and it's expected to roughly double the amount of Alibaba shares potentially available on the open market ... and General Mills is reporting that earnings fell sixteen percent in the February quarter on restructuring related charges and as a stronger US dollar per revenue several major U S food companies in recent months are posting disappointing results and announcing leadership changes and cost cutting programs ... in an effort to adapt to shifting consumer tastes ... amid global economic challenges as consumers transition ... to healthier or more natural foods and technical talks between Greece and its creditors are going well official state with each blaming the other for this man sinned crucial negotiations ... teams from the European Commission the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund ... are getting very little information on the government's finances and other key topics in Athens ... the technical work is key to figuring out when Greece may run out of money and whether the rest of the eurozone is prepared to provide further support to the left wing government ... for more into follow the stories tune in to WS J live or go to WS J